Who wouldn't drive 8 hours for a good house party? My friend, Erica, has a brother in Canberra (Australia's capital city) who happened to be having a house party the weekend before I was leaving Melbourne for a road trip to Perth. She invited a few to attend and before we knew it a road trip was in the works. Erica, Caroline, Kyle, Tucker, and myself has an awesome weekend. I met Erica through my roommate Caroline (who I was introduced to through our mutual fr...

On November 29th I said good-bye to New Zealand and boarded a plane to Tasmania. I booked this ticket months ago before even leaving Canada - a requirement of the New Zealand visitor's visa to have a departure flight pre-booked. However, I was regretting this decision and wished that I had changed my destination to Melbourne instead. When booking the flight it seemed like a reasonable idea to cycle tour Tasmania after I was finished cycling around New Zealand...

Its really great to end your trip in a place you've cycled through before. A sense of accomplishment flooded me as I made my way in to Dunedin and felt a comforting 'welcome back'. My first time here was due to my foolhardy agenda to be in Dunedin to watch The Final rugby game - New Zealand vs France. I also got to enjoy the company of a old primary school friend, Angele Rainville, who got in touch after Facebook informed her my Southern hemisphere location w...

I shuddered at the flutter of the flapping blue wings. Where once a blue sky ceilinged, a gray cloud lingered over the climbing hills and rainforest greens. My pace was slow and constant as I steadily climbed. It is quiet during my ascend. There was an air of eeriness and unease amidst me; I was alone. Startled and scared, a large bird rustled from it's hiding place in the trees to my left. With a sharp turn of my head, my eyes find refuge in now knowing ...

And now for your cycling themed episode of MYTH BUSTERS!! There are two myths I have officially busted during this tour: Myth #1) Tailwinds. Tailwinds simple don't exist. This is an unexplainable phenomenon. First and foremost there are headwinds. Then you get the occasional side wind which is not partial to one side over the other. And, finally, at times there may actually be no wind. But a tailwind? Pure myth; folklore if you will. It is something that s...